Just in time for the Grammy Awards on February 13, here’s a list of 2010’s best songs. I asked one of my favorite bands (who, by the way,...

Michael Franti sings with children in East Timor. Photo Courtesy of CARE. © Josh Estey/CARE Welcome! If you weren’t directed here from th...

Hey Tim! I’m extremely sad that Keane isn’t coming to Atlanta on this tour. Tim Rice Oxley: We haven’t been there in awhile now. We would...

Below is part of my interview with Rolling Stone columnist Rob Sheffield about his new book, Talking to Girls About Duran Duran. The inte...

Below, my favorite performances of the day. They’re not all musically great, but the memory is perfect. Comment below and let me know you...

Check out my new blog at MyAudioBio.com about the music of Everything But the Girl and the new release by Tracey Thorn.

I really dug getting a sneak peek of The Archandroid (her new album, out May 18) from Janelle Monae herself. Below, a blurry iphone pic o...

Harry at the Wall / Photo by Stacy James Payne Me at the Wall - November 1989 / Photo by Stacy James Payne It was 20 years ago! Check out...

This past saturday night, I was very happy to be able to bring Hanson to Atlanta be honored by CARE at our Take a Stand against Poverty e...

SO much good music out right now. Here’s what’s playing in my ears (you can purchase this mix on iTunes here.) Show Me What I’m Looking f...

OK, I’m hoping I might eventually write something up for The Economist’s More Intelligent Life soon, so I won’t give too much away … but ...

My life would be different today if there hadn’t been Pretty in Pink. The inclusion of New Order’s “Thieves Like Us” MADE that movie … it...

I love this partnership! Singing about making love and writing about making poverty history … what more could one ask? But seriously, rea...

I’ve never been a Pearl Jam fan per se, but I do respect them, and the Ved and I keep running into eachother backstage at various and sun...

Modern Atlanta‘s annual showcase has become my favorite event of the season. The starchitects! the DJs! the fundraisers! the homes! the d...